The association of acute kidney injury (AKI) with adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery is well known. This study compared the association of AKI and the elevation of cystatin C, another filtration marker, with long-term survival after cardiac surgery. 30% of patients experienced an abnormal increase in creatinine postop compared to 15% who had an
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Cardiac - Other
April 12, 2016
April 3, 2016
Neil Moat, one of the busiest British surgeons involved directly and consistently in TAVR, discusses PARTNER 2 and SURTAVI, paying particular attention to the health economics of low-risk TAVR and the implication of reduced profile devices.
March 31, 2016
The fourth (re- )classification of cardiopericardial tumours came from the World Health Organisation last year, 11 years after the third. In particular, the malignant fibrous histiocytomas are re classified as undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas.
March 31, 2016
A commentary and follow-up comment on last year's ERICCA and RIPHeart- related publications in the NEJM.
March 28, 2016
A refreshing , adequately supported by pragmatic imaging, 22 minute presentation from an Arizona meeting that many surgeons would find quite informative and educating. Dr.
March 22, 2016
In this video, the authors describe a ventriculoplasty technique using a “double-breasted” closure over CoreMatrix patch.
February 23, 2016
This video demonstrates the utility of 3D printing in perioperative planning for the surgical resection of complex cardiac tumors.
November 23, 2015
Marc Ruel of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute poses the question: can a single ITA composite graft adequately supply the heart?
November 3, 2015
Surgeons will soon be able to plan heart operations using 3D models of patients’ organs with revolutionary software that recreates working versions of human body parts.
October 29, 2015
Using University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study data, the authors evaluated marital status at the time of cardiac surgery and subsequent survival or deterioration in the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) independently. At follow-up, those who were married had a 19.4% incidence of death or new disability, which was simila